Crawling........

HUNGER

It gnaws, prowls deep inside
I bite on it and make small talk
Control makes this feel right
Whilst the hunger eats me

Emptiness claws, leaves me raw
I endure its wretched ache
Pain dulls the craving, so I cut
Whilst the hunger eats me

I look back at me from glass
Reflects the ugliness of me
And I smile my broken smile
Whilst the hunger eats me

Veins stand like wire in my skin
The fat girls pain begins to fade
Control makes this feel right
Whilst the hunger eats me

Beautiful bones I see at last
They are "to die for"?
Am I worthy yet of love
Whilst the hunger kills me

Carole Bone

.... in my skin